• Multi-Media Journalist

    Nexstar Media Group (Des Moines, IA)


    PURPOSE FOR THE POSITION: Contribute in any way necessary to the content gathering and producing for WHO 13, with an emphasis on sports and with news responsibilities.

    PRINCIPAL FUNCTIONS ESSENTIAL TO THE JOB:

    + Engaging on-air and online personality.

    + Ability to write web, text, and social-media versions of news stories.

    + Ability to shoot and to edit video and sound.

    + Ability to operate ENG Live truck.

    + Ability to enterprise news stories.

    + Ability to write and interpret broadcast-news copy.

    + Ability to report live-breaking news.

    + Ability to handle deadline pressure.

    + Ability to drive news vehicles when needed.

    + Other duties as assigned.

    MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

    + Valid driver’s license

    + Computer literate. Experience with Final Cut Pro preferred

    + Knowledge of social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, etc.

    + 2 years television newsroom experience

    + 2 years news reporting/writing experience preferred.

    + 4-year college degree preferred

    + Work under extreme pressure, deadlines, and adverse weather conditions

    + Desk work, walking, and standing.

    RELATIONSHIPS:

    + Internal contacts: All station personnel

    + External contacts: General public

     

    STATEMENT ABOUT OTHER DUTIES:This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change, e.g. emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, rush jobs, special projects, technological developments, etc.

     

    Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) is a leading diversified media company that produces and distributes engaging local and national news, sports and entertainment content across its television and digital platforms, including more than 310,000 hours of programming produced annually by its business units. Nexstar owns America’s largest local television broadcasting group comprised of top network affiliates, with 200 owned or partner stations in 116 U.S. markets reaching 220 million people. Nexstar’s national television properties include The CW, America’s fifth major broadcast network, NewsNation, our national news network providing “News for All America,” popular entertainment multicast networks Antenna TV and Rewind TV, and a 31.3% ownership stake in TV Food Network. The Company’s portfolio of digital assets, including its local TV station websites, The Hill and NewsNationNow.com, are collectively a Top 10 U.S. digital news and information property. For more information, please visit nexstar.tv.

     

    EEO Statement: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.